How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing How Mergermania Is Destroying Book Publishing
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / André Schiffrin
A Short Message to Those Who Have Signed Petitions Asking to Secede From the Union A Short Message to Those Who Have Signed Petitions Asking to Secede From the Union
We do respect your point of view. We’re glad to see the back of you.
Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’ Rupert Murdoch and the ‘Jewish Owned Press’
The Fox News owner resorted to an anti-Semitic canard in attacking alleged media bias against Israel.
Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Irony of Right-Wing Secessionist Fantasies The Irony of Right-Wing Secessionist Fantasies
Obama’s re-election inspired residents of states like Louisiana and Alabama to push for independence from the rest of the country. They should be careful what they wish for. ...
Nov 28, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge
Fracking Our Food Supply Fracking Our Food Supply
Are dying cattle the canaries in the coal mine? Farmers and ranchers are sounding alarms about the risks to human health of hydraulic fracturing.
Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / Elizabeth Royte
It’s the New Economy, Stupid It’s the New Economy, Stupid
Efforts to reduce unemployment and curb inequality must be considered alongside urgent threats to the environment and democracy.
Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / John Cavanagh and Robin Broad
A New Economy for the Developing World A New Economy for the Developing World
Many governments and popular movements are embracing the need for systemic change.
Nov 28, 2012 / Feature / John Cavanagh and Robin Broad
PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out PHOTOESSAY: The Sandy-Ravaged Rockaways, One Month Out
Mutual aid is alive and well on the devastated peninsula, filling in where the government failed.
Nov 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Ayasha Guerin
What the CEOs Lobbying on the Fiscal Cliff Really Want What the CEOs Lobbying on the Fiscal Cliff Really Want
The sacrifice preached by these CEOs in the fiscal cliff debate is most certainly one-sided.
Nov 28, 2012 / George Zornick
A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman A Woman’s War: Talking with Elizabeth Herman
The twenty-something photographer talks about the changing face of journalism and giving women around the world a voice.
Nov 28, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Lucy McKeon